30 Indian Mnsemn Notes. [ Vol- IIL 



In September 1890 some Aerididse, known locally as Katforing, weie 



forwarded, tbroug-h the Director of Land 

 Acrididse in Hovvrah. , i * • i. t, ^ o ,-, 



Records and Agriculture, r5eng-a!, from the 



Deputy Collector of Howrab, with the information that they bad been 



damag-ing the immature ears of paddy {Oryza saliva). The insects were 



found to comprise a single individual of the species Cutanlops ajcilhvris 



Sauss., and seven specimens of a species of Euprepocuemis unnamed 



in tbe Museum collection. 



The following- Locustidse and Acrididse were forwarded in June 1891 

 Grasshoppers associated with W Captain G. C. Parsons, Deputy Comniis- 

 locusts ill Kohat. sioner of Kohat. They were found associated 



with the destructive locusti Acrldium peregrinuiu Oliv. in Kohat, but this 

 association is thought likely to have been accidental only. It may be 

 useful, however, to record tbe species that were prevalent at the time 

 that the locusts appeared. The sjecies sent to the Museum were as 

 follows: — (1) A species of Meca/poda (Locustidse) male and female. 

 (2) Acridium melanocorrie Serv. (Acrididse), khaki coloured insect with no 

 very definite wing^ markings. (3) Jcridiiim eerugiiuisum Burm., with 

 stripes on the baclv and sides of tbe prothorax. (4) Small grass])oppers 

 whi^h have been determined as Epacroniia dorsalis Thuub,, Euprepo- 

 cnemis bramina ? Sauss., and SpHiigonolus sp. 



A very interesting- series of reports on the subject of the destruction 



„ , caused amongst locusts of tiie species Acri- 



J he Rosy pastor •ye*-5«s locusts. . . /^i • • i -r> • 



dium peregnnurr. Oliv. m the Punjab, by the 



Rosy pastor {Pastor r£»5e?^s Linn,), which is known as tbe Sauc/i, Tiiia, or 



Jo'ivan bird, have been furnished by the Secretary to tbe Government of 



India in tbe Kevenue and Agricultural Department. Reports also that 



have been furrjished tbroug-b the Director of Land Records and Ag-ricul- 



ture in Bombay show that the same l)ird has long been noticed as very 



effectual in destroying locusts in Sind. The species to which the bird 



belongs has been determined by Mr. W. L, Selater from specimens 



received from Bannu, Kohat, and Gujranwala, forwarded to the Museum 



by tbe Director of Land Records and Agriculture, Punjab, through whom 



also most of the reports have been procured. In view of the great effect 



which the bird undoubtedly has in keeping- the locusts in check, it has 



been suggested in several quarters that it might be a good thing to take 



measures to have it protected by legislation. It seems very doubtiul, 



however, to what extent any sucb measures would be useful in the end, 



in view of tbe great injury which the bird is said to do to g-rain crops in 



India. 



The following account of Pastor roaeiis, Linn (the rose-colouied Star- 



